An information handling system may include a battery, a circuit board, an enclosure, and a control circuit. The circuit board may include at least one electric component, a first electrically conductive pad, and a second electrically conductive pad in proximity to the first electrically conductive pad. The enclosure may be configured to house components of the information handling system including the battery and the circuit board, and the enclosure may include a first member, a second member configured to be mechanically coupled to the first member, and a mechanical component comprising conductive material and configured to electrically short the first electrically conductive pad to the second electrically conductive pad when the first member is mechanically coupled to the second member, and cause electrical isolation of the first electrically conductive pad from the second electrically conductive pad when the first member is mechanically decoupled from the second member. The control circuit may be configured to, when the first electrically conductive pad is shorted to the second electrically conductive pad, cause the at least one electrical component to be electrically coupled to the battery and when the first electrically conductive pad is electrically isolated from the second electrically conductive pad, cause the at least one electrical component to be electrically decoupled from the battery.
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3. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the mechanical component comprises a fastener for mechanically securing the first member to the second member, and the conductive material is formed on the fastener.
4. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the mechanical component is integral to the first member, and the conductive material is formed on an interior surface of the first member.
5. The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the mechanical component comprises a fastener for mechanically securing the first member to the second member, and the conductive material comprises a retention feature for maintaining the fastener captive to the first member.
10. The control circuit of claim 8, wherein the mechanical component comprises a fastener for mechanically securing the first member to the second member, and the conductive material is formed on the fastener.
11. The control circuit of claim 8, wherein the mechanical component is integral to the first member, and the conductive material is formed on an interior surface of the first member.
12. The control circuit of claim 8, wherein the mechanical component comprises a fastener for mechanically securing the first member to the second member, and the conductive material comprises a retention feature for maintaining the fastener captive to the first member.
15. A method for use in an information handling system comprising: a battery; a circuit board comprising: at least one electric component; a first electrically conductive pad; and a second electrically conductive pad in proximity to the first electrically conductive pad; and an enclosure configured to house components of the information handling system including the battery and the circuit board, the enclosure comprising: a first member; a second member configured to be mechanically coupled to the first member; and a mechanical component comprising conductive material and configured to: electrically short the first electrically conductive pad to the second electrically conductive pad when the first member is mechanically coupled to the second member; and cause electrical isolation of the first electrically conductive pad from the second electrically conductive pad when the first member is mechanically decoupled from the second member; and wherein the method comprises: when the first electrically conductive pad is shorted to the second electrically conductive pad, causing, by a control circuit, the at least one electrical component to be electrically coupled to the battery; and when the first electrically conductive pad is electrically isolated from the second electrically conductive pad, causing, by the control circuit, the at least one electrical component to be electrically decoupled from the battery.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the mechanical component comprises a fastener for mechanically securing the first member to the second member, and the conductive material is formed on the fastener.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the mechanical component is integral to the first member, and the conductive material is formed on an interior surface of the first member.
19. The method of claim 15, wherein the mechanical component comprises a fastener for mechanically securing the first member to the second member, and the conductive material comprises a retention feature for maintaining the fastener captive to the first member.
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